Method of creating a desing and article



. 1, 1936. R. w. LUNDQUIST METHOD OF CREATING A DESIGN AND ARTICLE Filed Sept. 50, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l, 1936. R. w. LUNDQUIST METHOD OF CREATING- A DESIGN AND ARTICLE Filed Sept. 50, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented 1,, 1936- UNITED" STATES 2.062.590 7 METHOD or onrza'rmo a DESIGN AND ARTICLE "PATENT; orr ca Roy w. l -undquist, Chicago, in. Application September so. 1935, Serial No. 42,837

5 Claims. (01.41-23) My invention relates to a method of creatin designs or patterns and to the finished creation itself in woods, compositions or the combination of different materials for use in furniture, wall coverings or other articles 'or placesln which my designs can be used.

Among the objects of my invention are the following: to create a method of creating a design so as to obtain an inlay effect in the materials used without the necessity of separately inserting each individual segment of the design; to create a method of controlling the shape of the segments of the finished pattern after the primary stock has been cemented together and during such subsequent addition of stock as may be added to appear in the finished design; to supply a method for creating a design in which cheaper materials may beiused without the loss of design effect and to produce a method requiring less skill on the part of the operator than is-required in the art of parquetry, and such other objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and which are inherently possessed by-my invention.

Referring to the drawings, my figures are perspective views of the following: Fig. 1 is a primary sheet; Fig. 2 is a primary block; Fig. 3 is a sheet cut fromthe primary block on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a design block made up of sheets shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a sheet cut from the design block on line 55 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a design block made up of sheets cut from Fig. 2 and primary sheets; Fig. '7 is a design sheet cut on line 'l'! of the block shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is an advanced design block; and Fig-'94s a design block showing visible adhesive.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawings the preferred method and a preferred embodiment of my invention yet I wish it understoodthat the sameare susceptible of modification and change without departing from the spirit of my invention.

My invention more in detail comprises taking a primary sheet or strip I0 of wood, composition or any desired material, and placing adhesive material on one surface thereof. I then take a second primary sheet or strip II of wood, composition or other desired material of the same.

or of a different color, grain, texture, or thickness from the first sheet or strip I 8 and lay said second sheet or strip II upon the adhesive covering a surface of said first sheet or strip III. I may, of course, apply the adhesive to the second sheet or strip II before laying it against the first sheet or strip II), or adhesive may be applied to both the contacting surfaces of sheets or strips l0 and II.- I then apply an adhesive to either to! the exposed faces of the second primary sheet or strip II and in turn superimpose upon it primary sheet or strip I2 which may also be glued and which again may be of any desired material f of the same or different color, texture or thickness with reference to either primary sheets or strips III or II. I then continue the operation of applying adhesive to the exposed face of the last superimposed primary sheet or strip or to the next strip or both and aflixing to it a contacting primary sheet or strip of the same or any I of a different color, texture, grain, or thickness from the other primary sheets or strips and continue this operation until I have built up the primary block I3 shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. This completes the first step in controlling the design which I desire to create. This primary block I3 itself may be used as a design block.

My next step in my method is to cut the primary block I3 either at right angles to the primary sheets or strips or obliquely across the primary sheets or strips into a plurality of secondary sheets or strips I4 of desired thickness or thicknesses. If the primary block I3 is to be used as a design block then "the secondary sheets or strips I4 cut therefrom are finished design strips ready for use as shown for purposes 'not, so..placed as to give the staggered arrange- I ment shown in Fig. 4. A plurality of these secondary sheets or strips I4 superimposed upon each other will create the design block I5 as clearly shown in Fig. 4, Design sheets or strips I6 are then cut from design block I5 and are then finished ready for use in furniture, such as desks, chairs or the like, or for use on walls, coverings or other places, as shown for purposes of illustration in Fig. 5.

A slight variation of my method is to take secondary sheets or strips I4 from primary block I3 and to superimpose them between a plurality of primary sheets or strips I0 to create the design block I1 as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. Design strips I8"may be cut from block I! as shown in Fig. 7.

sign sheets or strips l9- and 20 to form a further new advanced design block 2| as shown tor purposes oi illustration in Fig. 8. Design sheet I9 is cut from block I! approximately (in line 8-8 of Fig. 6 and design sheet 20 is cut from block IE on approximately line 8-8 of Fig. 4. In this way by the cutting of design sheets or strips from my design blocks I may make my advanced subsequent design block as complicated in figure as may be desired.. The next step would be to cut advanced-design sheets from the advanced design block. It is also possible that with each of the design blocks I may also interpose and cement primary sheets between the design sheets to achieve a diilerent design effect n..my advanced design block, from which are then cut advanced design sheets or strips.

I have also found it desirable to use an adhesive 22 that has color and thus accentuates the design as clearly shown in design block 28 in Fig. 9. The adhesive may also have various widths and thus act not only as an adhesive but a material forming part of the design.

I find it desirable to use thin sheets or strips of material so that interlocking joints will be unnecessary and the sheets will be held together by the adhesive.

In my invention I may also use thicker pieces or blocks of material and in some instances combine thin and thick pieces of material.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The method of creating a design comprising taking a plurality of primary sheets and cementing them together to form a primary block, cutting the primary block across the primary sheets to form secondary sheets, taking a plurality of said secondary sheets and cementing them together in staggered relation to form the first design block, taking'a plurality of secondary sheets and primary sheets and cementing alternately secondary sheets and primary sheets together to form a second design block, cutting design sheets from both the first and second design blocks and cementing a plurality of said design sheets together in desired relation to form a third design 2. The method of creating a design comprising building up a design block with a plurality of cemented together pieces to form one design, the

building up of a second design block with a plurality of cemented together pieces to form a different design, the cutting of design pieces from both oi said design blocks, the cemehting together of said design pieces to form an advanced design block, and the cutting of advanced design pieces from said advanced design block.

3. The method of creating a design having segments giving an inlay appearance comprising cementing together a 'pluralityof sheets of desired color, grain, thickness, texture and substance to form a block, cutting said block across said sheets obliquely so as to obtain design sheets, cementing said design sheets together to form a second block, and cutting said second block across said design sheets to obtain inlay appearing sheets.

4. The method of creating a design having segments giving an inlay appearance comprising cementing together a plurality of sheets of desired color, grain, thickness, texture and substance to form a block, cutting said block across said sheets to obtain design sheets, cementing said design sheets in staggered relation to form a second block, and cutting said second block across said design sheets to obtain inlay appearing sheets.

5. An article of the class described comprising a plurality of primary sheets of material of desired color, grain, thickness, texture and substance, a plurality of secondary sheets of desired color, grain, thickness, texture and substance, groups of said primary sheets alternating in position with groups of said secondary sheets, and a visible means of desired color and width between each of said sheets and groups for firmly uniting same together and to become part of and complete 'the design.

ROY W. LUNDQUIS'I'. 

